"Early that day the weather turned and the snow was melting into dirty water. Streaks of it ran down from the little shoulder-high window that faced the backyard. Cars slushed by on the street outside"
This excerpt from the short story "Popular Mechanics" by Raymond Carver is an example of imagery. This paints the picture of a stereotypical late February day in Indiana for me. The temperature is starting to rise, and the snow begins to melt. Because of daylight savings time, it is getting dark early outside. This also sets up the story very well because the story is very dark itself. It is also ironic because the thing that the parents want most, the baby, ends up dying because they are fighting over it. Also, the story's title does not make sense to me. A baby's murder resulting from a divorce does not seem like a popular mechanic to me.
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